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St Andrew's Healthcare rated as 'requires improvement'

12 hours ago | bbc.com | Nadia Lincoln

Inspectors find safety, staffing, and dignity issues at St Andrew's Healthcare in Northampton.
Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic: Analysis

15 hours ago | bbc.com | George O'Neill

Jimmy Thelin shrugged off questions surrounding Aberdeen's mentality following their collapse at Ibrox on Sunday, but they shipped goals with alarming ease once more against Celtic. Maik Nawrocki was being marked by Topi Keskinen for the opener, a complete mismatch by anyone's reckoning, and James Forrest was allowed to drift into the box far too easily for the second. Luke McCowan was left in acres of space for the third and Adam Idah had the simplest of tasks to tap in the fifth and final goal.
Hunger is income problem not a food issue

23 hours ago | bbc.com | Harriet Heywood |Louise Hulland

More people needing city foodbank than ever beforeHarriet Heywood & Louise HullandCambridge City Foodbank"[There is ] no shame in needing to come... no one should be put in that position in the first place," says senior organiser, Kate McIntoshAn emergency food service says more people are turning to them for help than ever before. Cambridge City Foodbank gave out 17,666 emergency food parcels last year, 20% more than in 2023.
Repairs to Sunderland's storm-hit Roker Pier under way

1 day ago | bbc.com | Jim Scott

Repairs to storm-hit pier under waySunderland City CouncilBenjamin Leng, of South Bay Civil Engineering, and Councillor Kevin Johnston described the damage as significantRepair work on a pier badly damaged by Storm Babet in October 2023 is now under way. The Grade II listed Roker Pier in Sunderland has been off limits to the public after 300ft (100m) of railings were washed away and some of the path at the pier head broke off.
Couriers Evri and DHL merge to form delivery giant

1 day ago | bbc.com | Ben King

Couriers Evri and DHL merge to form UK delivery giantBen KingBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEvriEvri will merge with DHL's UK parcel delivery businesses to create a combined courier firm handling more than a billion parcels and a billion letters a year. DHL focuses on faster, secure higher-value deliveries of items such as computers or phones, whereas Evri handles much larger volumes of lower-value goods such as clothing.
Billingham teen Bella Culley arrested in Georgia over drugs offences

1 day ago | bbc.com | Tom Burgess

British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offencesTom BurgessBBC News, North East and CumbriaRayhan DemytrieGeorgia PoliceA British teenager being escorted into custody in GeorgiaA British teenager has been arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, on suspicion of drug offences. Bella Culley, 18, from Billingham, who is understood to have gone missing in Thailand, is accused of illegally buying, possessing and importing large quantities of narcotics including marijuana.
UK hits back at claims US tariff deal bad for China

1 day ago | bbc.com | Karen Hoggan

UK hits back at claims US tariff deal bad for ChinaKaren HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe UK government has hit back at suggestions the tariff agreement it reached with the US last week could be damaging to China. It said there was "no such thing as a veto on Chinese investment" in the deal.
Shropshire traders worried about town centre regeneration

1 day ago | bbc.com | Kate Baldock

Traders worried about town centre regenerationKate BaldockBBCWork to redevelop Oakengates started in 2023Businesses in a Shropshire town centre that is being redeveloped have asked for extra support from their local authority. Work in Oakengates, Telford, began in 2023, and traders have said it has caused shoppers to stay away. The work, which also involves the building of a new theatre, is due to continue until the end of 2026.
Archie York's mother remembers Benwell blast that killed her son

1 day ago | bbc.com | Mark Denten

'My son was killed by criminals making cannabis'Mark DentenDuncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaFamily handoutArchie York was killed in an explosion at a block of flats in OctoberSeven-year-old Archie York was killed in a blast in Newcastle caused by his neighbour's illegal attempts to make cannabis sweets. As one of his killers is jailed, Archie's mother says her son's death should serve as a warning to other criminals.
Chester venue Storyhouse latest to axe Kneecap film screening

1 day ago | bbc.com | Mark Smith

Film venue latest to axe Kneecap screening Mark Smith Local Democracy Reporting Service Reuters The band said they rejected "any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP" A Cheshire venue has cancelled a screening of a film about hip-hop trio Kneecap after a clip on social media appeared to show one of the band members calling for the death of British MPs. Storyhouse in Chester was due to show Kneecap, a comedy drama about the rise of the band from Belfast, as part of...